The Australian stock exchange (ASX) was founded in April 1987, and its trading record can be traced back to 1861. Meanwhile, ASX is the world's first listed stock exchange (1998), with more than 2,300 listed companies so far.In the five years from 2008 to 2013, the Australian stock exchange (ASX) listed issuers ranked fourth in the world in terms of total equity financing.According to Bloomberg, ASX has become the fourth largest Stock Exchange in the world after the New YorkStock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and its financing capacity is higher than nasdaq. From 2008 to June 2013, ASX raised a total of 291 billion dollars in consecutive five years.

Listing requirements:

Record of going concern for more than two years;
The company's net tangible assets reach more than 50 million yuan (ASX minimum requirement is 2 million Australian dollars);
The company is consistently profitable, with an annual profit of no less than 8 million RMB (the minimum requirement for ASX is a total net profit of 1 million Australian dollars in the last three years, or 400,000 Australian dollars in the last 12 months).

At least 400 shareholders, with each shareholder holding at least 2000 Australian dollars (among the 400 shareholders must be Australian)
Or at least 350 shareholders, each of whom invests more than a $2,000, and 25% of the shares are held by non-related parties
Or at least 300 non-affiliated shareholders, each holding at least a $2,000, and at least 50% of the floating shares are held by non-affiliated parties
Working capital of the company is more than 10 million/year (ASX requirement is more than 7.5 million/year)